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Diviner: A new role between the developer and designer?

Designers with the ability to code and developers with a dash of design skills -- the rise of a third, more flexible role is at hand that cannot be pigeonholed solely as a developer or designer. Read more »

AJAX developers 'forget about the network'

If you're using AJAX to develop interactive Web applications, are you making these errors? Read more »

Developer defies MS demands to kill .NET debug tool

UK developer Jamie Cansdale seems to have ignored calls from Microsoft that he remove a free tool called TestDriven.NET from his Web site, despite legal demands that the tool be removed by June 1 -- because it breaches licensing conditions. Read more »

Borland segues from coding to lifecycle management

The company that created many famous names in software development is quitting the coding tools market and will concentrate purely on the process of software creation, backed by its purchase of Segue Software. Read more »

No conspiracy to neglect Firefox: Microsoft

At Microsoft's Tech.Ed conference in Sydney this week, the software giant claimed that all the company's Live services will fully support alternative browsers such as Firefox and Opera. Read more »

Java Developers get NetBeans preview

The beta release of NetBeans 4.0 shows where cross-platform development is heading. Read more »

Red Hat: The hypervisor will be free

Linux vendor Red Hat has predicted that virtualisation software will be included in all operating systems for free, while setting out the roles of the two hypervisors it is working on for its own product range. Read more »

Google open sources 'Protocol Buffers'

Google has open sourced an internal development tool called 'Protocol Buffers', a data description language that forms a basic part of the operation of the company's vast computing cluster. Read more »

IBM chides security researchers

Technology giant IBM has taken independent security researchers to task for their role in making information about unpublished computer attacks available in an undisciplined manner. Read more »

Researcher to expose Intel security flaws

An independent security researcher has flagged plans to reveal a proof of concept security exploit that could work remotely against any machine using Intel processors, including those used in Apple's famously secure Macs. Read more »

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Achieve pure .NET development with VB.NET

Are you confused by the choice of C# or VB.NET for .NET development? Most, mistakenly, think C# is the only viable choice. Read more »

Preparing to tackle wireless development

I'll kick off the series by reviewing a few of the basics to show you what you're up against and where JAXP/XML/XSLT will come in handy. Read more »

A Java IDE for the Warrior in your code

Metrowerks CodeWarrior has a reputation as a great C++ IDE. How well does the Java version hold up the familiy honor? Read more »

Developing a thick skin

Many IT managers were once thin-skinned programmers. Here are some tips for toughening up, whether you're considering IT management or are already there. Read more »

Development madness

Requirements are unclear, but coding continues as your team strives to hit deadlines. Could agile methods help ensure project success? Read more »

Java development trends

Java is quickly moving into new arenas. This first part of the series from Builder introduces just some of these trends. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Damian Conway

Builder AU recently caught up with the Australian Perl guru to talk about Perl 6, his reasons for choosing Perl, PHP, and the upcoming Open Source Developers Conference in Melbourne. Read more »

10 tech skills you should develop during the next five years

If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet. Read more »

Model-Driven Development today

Model Driven Design promises to cut development time, reduce bugs, and increase maintainability. Pipe dreams? Maybe not according to Matthew Overington. Read more »

Using trouble tickets as development feedback

While development teams get plenty of feedback from sales, one frequently untapped source is customer service. Find out how to bridge the gap. Read more »

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Dexterous robot arm demo: IDF

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the company's Justin Rattner and Joshua Smith talk about advancements in robotics. The research involves dexterous robots with new sensory abilities. In the demo, Rattner grabs an apple from the grasp of a robot hand that can sense objects purely by changes... Read more »

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Windows XP's last hurrah

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- The mere fact that Microsoft will stop widespread sale of Windows XP at the end of the day has been a topic here and elsewhere for months. The most immediate question is, with Windows XP moving off the stage, just where is Windows Vista? Read more »

Express Yourself!

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Microsoft has released a community technology preview of the new Expression Web Designer, their new flagship Web development tool and competitor to Adobe’s Dreamweaver. Read more »

JavaOne: Slot cars, robots and more

Matt Overington [blogs:bricksandmortar] -- Does Java's reach know no bounds? Read more »

Buffer Overflows still an issue

[blogs:] -- Developers are saying they've heard enough about buffer overflows and they knwo how to prevent them. Ok, then why are we still seeing them? There is still unmanaged code out there, and we still need to pay attention to how we write it. Read more »

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